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The operating system must protect the confidentiality of transmitted information.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-219979 SOL-11.1-060100 SV-219979r958908_rule Medium
Description
Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system take feasible measures to employ transmission layer security. This requirement applies to communications across internal and external networks.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-21689r371309_chk )
All remote sessions must be conducted via encrypted services and ports.

Ask the operator to document all configured external ports and protocols. If any unencrypted connections are used, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-21688r371310_fix)
All remote sessions must be conducted via SSH and IPsec. Ensure that SSH and IPsec are the only protocols used.